GOTTFRIED v. KUTNER LAW FIRM

Nos. 3D09-415, 3D08-2848, 3D08-2976.

34 So.3d 56 (2010)

Chaim David GOTTFRIED and Sagit Tova Gottfried, Appellants, v. The KUTNER LAW FIRM, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 24, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry S. Franklin, Aventura and Donald G. Criscuolo, Fort Lauderdale; Stok & Associates and Robert A. Stok, Aventura, for appellants.

Stephens Lynn Klein La Cava & Puya and Robert M. Klein and Yelena Shneyderman, Miami, for appellee.

Before COPE, GERSTEN and LAGOA, JJ.


COPE, J.

This is an appeal of a judgment for attorney's fees in a matrimonial proceeding. The question is whether the trial court had the authority to enter this attorney's fee award. We affirm.

The underlying matrimonial proceeding went to trial on January 16 and 17, 2008, and both parties were present. The trial was scheduled to resume on February 29. In the interim, the husband went to Israel, taking marital assets with him. He did not return to Florida...

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